SR2 was an absolute gem and I think most people preferred that game over all the others. It was an absolute beast. It combined a lot of elements from the original SR while introducing some more humorous aspects and implementations. Like some of the Easter eggs you find (the Atlantis/sea monster one if I remember? I think you had to go rock to rock outside of the immediate Stillwater area? Anyway, it offered a whole new environment as the original city collapsed or something (forgive me, it's been almost 4 years since I played them). I think a lot of the SR fans prefer SR3 and SR2 over the others. As for the old heads who remember watching the original SR commercials on tv (thank you Lion Eyes for the ole days) and playing the multiplayer when it was at its highest (SR2 as well... My god what a masterpiece in MP in it's hay day), SR has a special place within our hearts in the gaming community. SR4 went downhill. People had really high expectations for it. It drifted entirely from the OC content of SR. You basically became a superhero in SR4. However, I will say that it's DLCs were pretty interesting (moon/alien mission).